Details On The New 3DS Ace Attorney Game Revealed

The love for the Ace Attorney may be cooling down from the DS heyday, but the entries aren't stopping. This week's Famitsu shared some details about
the newest entry in the series, Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Ryuunosuke
Naruhodou no Bouken.

The series next bout is set in Japan's Meiji era (1868 to 1912). Apparently players will be cast in the role of Phoenix Wright's ancestor,
Ryuunosuke Naruhodo, a new character to the franchise.

Series creator Shu Takumi, who was unable to be heavily
involved in Dual Destinies due to this commitment on Professor Layton vs. Ace
Attorney, is back as director for the game.

Right now, no plans to release the game in North America have been announced.

Our TakeWhile it's still only a few minor details, it's exciting to
see the franchise try out a different time period and focus on a new lead. The question is will Ryuunosuke Naruhodo be as compelling as Phoenix Wright or even Apollo Justice? It'll be interesting to go into the game without having a deep connection to one of the leads. I'm sure Capcom will find a way to incorporate Wright and other references from the series, but it's not like it will be easy to throw in the well-established characters given the time period. I'm
also happy to see Takumi will have a much greater role in the new entry.

I'm okay with the changes. But this will delay localization even further since Capcom likes to "Americanize" the Ace Attorney games and stamp out the obscure Japanese references. Which sucks because we still haven't gotten Layton vs. Ace Attorney in the West. At this rate who is to say we'll see the game at all?

Ryuunosuke Naruhodo is an ancestor of Phoenix Wright since his name in japanese is Naruhodou Ryuuichi. And also is not hard to get a better character than Apollo, since at least for me he was the worst character of all the series.